03-14-2006, 02:57 AM
I don't know how it is in the states but over here, I'm going crazy with tv shows.
What i'm talking about is the fucking text messaging and tv games. Example, with soccor matches you get interupted dozens of times with text on screen saying you can text for man of the match (costs, 0.70 eur.) and in the break you get the presentor say the same like 4 times in 5 minutes. With formula 1 you get text and presentor trying to make you participate in some insanely easy prize question. Then there's Idol's which rakes in 2 million with text messaging, giving away 1 whole car. In the afternoon's and at night when nobody is supposed to be watching we have like 6 out of ten channels displaying hot chicks with super easy questions trying to make you call in with the answer. Ofcourse 1 in 1000 people gets through. I could go on and on.
This just pisses me off. There seems to be no show that get aired without some kind of text messaging scam attached to it. I can't belive people keep falling for it.
So, is it that bad in other parts of the world aswell or are we unique in this?
What i'm talking about is the fucking text messaging and tv games. Example, with soccor matches you get interupted dozens of times with text on screen saying you can text for man of the match (costs, 0.70 eur.) and in the break you get the presentor say the same like 4 times in 5 minutes. With formula 1 you get text and presentor trying to make you participate in some insanely easy prize question. Then there's Idol's which rakes in 2 million with text messaging, giving away 1 whole car. In the afternoon's and at night when nobody is supposed to be watching we have like 6 out of ten channels displaying hot chicks with super easy questions trying to make you call in with the answer. Ofcourse 1 in 1000 people gets through. I could go on and on.
This just pisses me off. There seems to be no show that get aired without some kind of text messaging scam attached to it. I can't belive people keep falling for it.
So, is it that bad in other parts of the world aswell or are we unique in this?